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Facebook extension

You say it could also provide a way for new users to join, but how many contributors or potential contributors are actually on facebook? --Myrtone 00:35, 27 January 2011 (UTC)

Well, Facebook has over 500 Million members so it has plenty of potential new users, as you can see our current membership could do with a boost.. Current contributors or people without Facebook won't be disadvantaged in any way by this; it's one of many ways in which we can draw in new blood. -- KingAragorn  talk  contribs  edits  email  11:48, 27 January 2011 (UTC)

Yes but not all of these people would be potential contributors. Current contributors of course will not be disadvantaged in any way, but how many of the potential contributors on Facebook also have OpenIDs. The facebook platform makes the wiki more social in a way that is not always desirable. For example is this what we want? Best to install OpenID first and see how effective that is. --Myrtone 12:07, 27 January 2011 (UTC)

We can discuss this at the next meeting. Are you going to attend? -- KingAragorn  talk  contribs  edits  email  13:20, 27 January 2011 (UTC)

Not me but whoever does can discuss it. --Myrtone 14:15, 27 January 2011 (UTC)

Are you sure? Anyone can attend the meeting, it's held in our IRC channel. -- KingAragorn  talk  contribs  edits  email  14:23, 27 January 2011 (UTC)

Proper Referencing for The Annotated Hobbit

I haven't seen a reference template for The Annotated Hobbit and I have two questions:

• Should this version be referenced rather than the original story in any Tolkien Gateway article?
• If citing it is OK, is this the proper form?

J.R.R. Tolkien, Douglas A. Anderson (ed.), The Annotated Hobbit, "Introduction"

Is the "(ed.)" proper since he is the annotator rather than an editor?

Gamling 23:27, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

Yes, I think we need more reference templates. We definitely need a template each for The Annotated Hobbit and The History of The Hobbit. I think if there's something in The Annotated Hobbit which is unique to that then it should be referenced, otherwise the original edition should be referenced. To my knowledge I'd say your example is correct and "(ed.)" is appropriate. -- KingAragorn  talk  contribs  edits  email  17:34, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

Template:HM (at the bottom), {{HM|AH}} for The Annotated Hobbit. --Mith (Talk/Contribs/Edits) 17:37, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

Portal Books

Hello KA! I noticed that we use History of The Hobbit as Featured Book on the Portal:Books. Can I just change the text on the Portal page? Or is the width of the "box" surrounding the Featured Book adjusted to fit the text that is currently used? --Morgan 10:14, 18 April 2011 (UTC)